Apple Watch To Go On Sale In February [Report]

Apple’s initial foray into the world of wearable technology has been speculated, analyzed and discussed consistently over the last 18 months, but only made official when Tim Cook introduced us to the Apple Watch on September 9th. After showing off the beautiful aesthetics of the various models, brushing over the important technical specifications, and showing the obligatory Apple marketing video pertaining to the watch, Cook would only say that the wrist wear would be launched sometime during "early 2015". So, no shiny new Apple Watch in time for the festive season, but if reports emerging from China are to be believed then we could be looking at a worldwide February 2015 launch for the wearable.

Citing an article in Taiwanese media, Chinese website Feng is speculating that Apple has an internal date of February next year penciled into the diary for an Apple Watch launch in qualifying countries. We’ve already seen the initial cogs turning on the marketing machine that will attempt to convince the populous that the watch is much more than just a piece of soulless consumer technology. The appearance of the Apple Watch at the Parisian Colette Boutique earlier in the week also suggests that the Cupertino company will also try to push the wearable as an item of digital fashion to the style conscious.

The same Far East report is also suggesting that initial supplies of the Apple Watch could be severely limited due to manufacturing issues with the the processes involved in creating the sapphire glass display. With that said, those limited supplies should only really relate to the high-end Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition models as the Sport variant doesn’t contain any sapphire glass within it. It seems that every launch of an Apple product these days comes attached with the "low manufacturing yields" speculation attached to it. The same was said about the iPhone 6 Plus and we all know that Apple managed to get that hardware out on time.

The thought of welcoming the Apple Watch into our lives in February is definitely an exciting prospect. However, before that can even be considered a reality Apple really need to finalize the hardware and software specification of the device, as well as seed builds of WatchKit to third-party developers to ensure that the device has some functional apps when it arrives.

A Valentines Day release could be on the cards, but we wouldn’t be surprised if this slipped back into the second quarter of 2015.

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Yay, another already done better technology, for Apple to release. Now all the little apple robot fan boys can line up and squeal about it.

Samsh*t

Apple iPhone 6 breaks records with 10 million in the first weekend, And in china exceeds 2 million reservation in just 6 hours. And you guys alone robot for the samsung.

And don’t ask me about your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 bend test there’s nothing new and no innovation is just a flop phone.

Runako Hayes

Shut up fandroid n go use ur crappy smart watch

Patrick Gina

iSheep breaking record of stupidity – that’s for sure.

Dmitriy Khrab

You’re definetly a ‘Gina if you get mad over something as small as somebody liking a company that is against your own… Get over it. Both companies can learn from each other.

Tom

I’ll start camping now for iwatch!!! Yeahhhhhh!!!! :)))

Patrick Gina

Crab, what “both companies”? I am Steve Jobs’ and Scott Forstall’s fan, not this flat shitty Apple run by idiots and fags.

Dmitriy Khrab

Dont give me bull. Ive seen you praise samsung before…

Patrick Gina

fuck off, Crab. Samsung does innovate way more than sir Cook the fagget and Co.

Paul Atkinson

What’s an Apple watch? Oh, that product they are selling 5 months from now? So exactly what’s the point of announcing a watch that won’t be for sale for 5 months or more? So next month at the new iPad reveal will they be announcing them for sale next May? I’d rather they just wait until the product was actually available then announce something that isn’t ready for sale.

Dmitriy Khrab

Ok, you just proved my point. Real ‘Gina.lol

Patrick Gina

you had no point. Apple sucks ass, it used to be great with Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall. So fuck off, crab.